Astounding Stories #112
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Portrait of Father," a 1975 Alan Class comic, a ventriloquist's act takes a strange turn when he uses a dog instead of a traditional dummy. When a fire breaks out, the dog leads people to safety by speaking—only to have the ventriloquist claim he was the one who spoke, despite denying it. Werner Roth handles both pencils and inks for the story, while Dick Giordano provides the cover art.
In "Portrait of Father," Elgin Manley reaches across the dreamlike divide, speaking to his son Marc through the painted eyes of his portrait—revealing the chilling truth behind his murder at the hands of Jerome Courtny. A haunting, intimate moment unfolds in silence and shadow, where memory and loss blur in a single, unforgettable night.
In "The Voice of Fido!", a struggling ventriloquist finds his act unexpectedly elevated when his dog, Fido, begins speaking during a fire, guiding people to safety—though the man insists he didn’t say a word. The story unfolds with quiet mystery, as the line between trick and truth blurs in the smoke-filled aftermath.
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↩ Reprints Danger and Adventure #26 (1955), Strange Tales #66 (1958), Space Adventures #46 (1962), Unusual Tales #45 (1964), Adventures into the Unknown #154 (1965), Adventures into the Unknown #156 (1965), Adventures into the Unknown #158 (1965)
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